JUDGMENT :

S.V. BHATTI, J.

1. The appellant is Kerala State Beverages (Manufacturing and Marketing) Corporation Limited, represented by its Managing Director/respondent no. 2 in the batch of writ petitions. The appeals arise from the common judgment dated 10.04.2015 in W.P. (C) Nos. 12990/2012, 627/2013, 16602/2013 and 22555/2013. The party respondents in the writ appeal were the employees of the appellant and were retired from service on attaining the age of 55 years. For convenience and consistency, the parties are referred to as Beverages Corporation, State Government and (retired) employees.

2. The parties admit the circumstances preceding the present litigation. The current round of litigation is a sequel to the earlier litigation involving the Beverages Corporation, the State Government, and the Employees of the Corporation. Therefore, it is helpful to refer to the following circumstances leading to the filing of W.P. (C) Nos. 12990/2012, 627/2013, 16602/2013 and 22555/2013 in this Court by the employees claiming continuation in service till attaining the age of superannuation of 58 years as per the Resolution of the Board dated 27.05.2005 of the Beverages Corporation.

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